A paramilitary-group accused of killings and threatening indigenous peoples in Mindanao has allegedly issued a threat against members of the media who will be covering the anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines on Saturday.
City life is far different from the way of life of the indigenous peoples’ in the countrysides, said Juanito Binaton, an evacuee who is among the hundreds of evacuees here in Davao City.
The Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform (PEPP) called on the government and the National DemocraticFront (NDF) to resume peace talks this Yuletide season.
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said he hopes every Filipino to have a “merry Christmas and a peaceful new year.”
The National Democratic Front said the revolution has continued to advance in the island of Mindanao despite the government’s deployment of 60 percent of its armed forces here.